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Location:

Logan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

Logan Peak Trail Race

Completely addicted to trail running

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Race Schedule

TBD...

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Who knows?

 

 

 

 

Personal:

Link to my Wife and I's Photo and Running blog

 

 

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Microspikes Lifetime Miles: 408.50
PI EMotion Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 357.00
MT1010SA Lifetime Miles: 120.50
Rapa Nui 2 Lifetime Miles: 305.50
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 555.80
PI Emotion Trail N2 Lifetime Miles: 312.50
PI Emotion Trail M2 Lifetime Miles: 328.50
2015 Trail Miles Lifetime Miles: 2047.50
2015 Road Miles Lifetime Miles: 490.00
2015 Mtn Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 58.00
Altra Impulse 1.0 Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles: 242.00
Altra Paradigm (blue) Lifetime Miles: 102.00
LP 3.0 Tester Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Altra Paradigm 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 92.00
Altra LP NS HT Lifetime Miles: 95.00
Altra Torin 2.5 Red Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
219.502.00221.50
Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 76.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 158.002013 Road Miles Miles: 43.50PI EMotion Trail N1 Miles: 8.00Launch Blue #1 Miles: 31.50Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 9.00PI Emotion Trail M2 Miles: 39.50Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 12.00MT1010SA Miles: 17.00Microspikes Miles: 29.50Altra Lone Peak Miles: 8.00Ghost 4 Miles: 9.00
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AM: Deer Fence 8

T-1:04 (7:55) 1000' vert

Lunch: Green Face Hike 2.6

T-38:00 (14:50) 1650' vert

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 2.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 8.502013 Road Miles Miles: 2.00PI EMotion Trail N1 Miles: 8.00
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Providence Hills loop in the light snow (8.5)

It's been ages since I ran this loop.  I didn't really miss it.

T-1:03:40 (7:30) 500' vert 148 ave

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 8.502013 Road Miles Miles: 8.50
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Upper Canal Trail and River Trail 10

Trail was nice and cushy with the 1-2" of white stuff. Nice and cold too at ~12 degrees.

T-1:16:30 (7:39) 750' vert (152 ave)

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 10.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 10.00
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9.000.009.00

9 easy miles on Lower Canal Trail and BST.  9 degrees out today.

T-1:20 (8:53) (143 ave) 750' vert

Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 9.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 7.002013 Road Miles Miles: 2.00
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Lunch hike/run up green

42 mins 1500' vert

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 3.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 3.00
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Deer Fence Long run - 16

I kept alternating sweating in 10 degree weather and freezing to death when the wind was in my face.  The mouth of blacksmithfork canyon was brutal.  Good to get out but it sure was hard to get moving at all in the cold.

T-2:23 (8:55) 2250' vert (149 ave hr)

2013 Trail Miles Miles: 16.00PI Emotion Trail M2 Miles: 16.00
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-10 today.  Slept in instead.  

PM: Hit the treadmill (gasp) for some power hiking (3 miles @ 12%) and 1 mile running (8mph @ flat).  1900' vert ~55 mins

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 4.00
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AM: treadmill again for more hiking/running @ 12% grade.  Bounced between 3mph and 5mph.  3 miles 1900' vert ~45 mins

PM: 8 miles on river trail.  Not too cold (~10F).  Snow was reasonably packed down.  I enjoyed the run. T- 65:00 (8:06) 500' vert (153 ave HR)

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 3.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 8.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 8.00
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Treadmill again.  3 miles at 12% 1900' vert 52 mins

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 3.00
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AM: 2 miles on treadmill @ 12%  600' vert 32 mins

PM: 9 miles on BST and River Trail to Switchbacks.  I pushed the pace today as fast as the conditions would allow.  T-1:08 (7:30) 650' vert 157 ave HR

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 2.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 9.00MT1010SA Miles: 9.00
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AM: Becoming the usual treadmill hike.  3 miles at 12%.  53 mins 1900' vert

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 3.00
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Providence Canyon to about 1.5 miles short of Logan Peak (topped out at 9058').  Followed the trail until the quarry then hopped on the road which had a few snowmobile tracks.  Those made it pretty easy going (aside from the nasty climb) until the Logan Peak aid of the Bear course.  At that point, there was only 1 snowmobile track left.  It didn't go in the direction I wanted so I decided to just do my best in the knee deep snow.  Within about 10 mins I was freezing and not getting anywhere.  Time to go.  2 hours up and just over an hour down.  Enjoyed the clean air!

T- 3:08:30 (14:00) 4000' vert (150 ave HR) 

Microspikes Miles: 12.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 13.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 13.50
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Lunch: 3 miles Green Canyon Hike/Run - Went up just over a mile then on the way down I ran into Mike heading up.  I went back up with him and then enjoyed the snowy and slick descent.  Good to get out of the gunk today.

T-49:00 (16:13) 2000' vert 157 ave

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 3.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 3.00
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Dry Canyon from Water Lab with Mike.  Trail was in pretty good shape until the turnaround point (start of switchbacks).  The way down was awesome.  Had 2 sub 6 minute miles.  

T-1:21 (10:00) 2500' vert 156 ave hr

2013 Trail Miles Miles: 6.002013 Road Miles Miles: 2.00MT1010SA Miles: 8.00
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PM: River Trail via upper canal with Mike and Joe.  Other than my calf having serious issues and mike's foot bugging him it was a great run (for Joe I guess).  Sort-of escaped the inversion.  It's truly nasty now.

T-1:24 (8:20) 700' vert (151 ave HR)

2013 Trail Miles Miles: 10.00PI Emotion Trail M2 Miles: 10.00
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Treadmill 3 miles of walking.  Left calf and right hammy are jacked.  Played it safe today and walked to try and loosen things up.

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AM: 2 miles walking on the treadmill.  Feeling better today

Lunch: 2 miles on Green Canyon Face.  I was breaking trail the whole way.  Just me and the deer tracks.  

40 mins - 1500' vert - 150 ave hr

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 2.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 2.00
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8.000.008.00

Snowshoe hike up Providence Canyon.  Went up the trail 2 miles then went and explored a side canyon.  It was a bust.  Too many trees/scrub.  I had to bail.  Went back down the canyon with the snowshoes off.  Dropped them off at the truck and tried to run on the roads but since the roads were snowpacked from the storm last night, it was a challenge.  I give up.  Happily I am getting cross country skiis for christmas so I now have a winter activity I can do around here.

T-1:16 hike 1200' vert

T-34:30 run 350' vert

Altra Lone Peak Miles: 8.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 4.002013 Road Miles Miles: 4.00
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Providence Hills Loop - 9

Crazy icy road.  I avoided the black stuff cause it was mostly black ice.  Slush is grippier.

T-1:10 (7:47) 550' vert 154 ave hr

Ghost 4 Miles: 9.002013 Road Miles Miles: 9.00
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Long Run with Mike and Joe - 

We went on a tour of North Logan and Hyde Park.  It was mostly roads since the trails were nasty ice.  Even the roads were pretty slick until the sun came out.  Beautiful day and clean air!  Dropped off the boys at 16 and added on another 4 to get 20.  I was sure dragging the last bit today (and the first actually).  Taking tomorrow off.  Merry Christmas!

T-2:46 (8:20) 1300' vert (152 ave hr)

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 20.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 4.002013 Road Miles Miles: 16.00
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Grandeur Peak double traverse.  Went up the West Gandeur Trail up to the peak (60 mins).  Trail was in great shape.  Perfect for the microspikes.  Dropped down the Millcreek side and hopped on the pipeline trail to Burch Hollow then went back.  Roughly 60 mins from Church Fork to the peak.  Pretty sweet day on the trails.  My cough is not any better now though.  Oops.  The other bummer is I popped an eyelet on my microspikes.  Crazy steep decents will do that...

T-3:26 13.5 miles 6250' vert (152 ave hr)

Microspikes Miles: 13.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 13.50PI Emotion Trail M2 Miles: 13.50
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Mt. Olympus (9026') plus a bit on the BST to Oly. Cove.  Conditions were pretty good for a climb up to the peak.  The bottom 1.5 miles were pretty iced over with the upper half packed snow.  Used the microspikes for the upper half.  Legs were pretty dead from yesterday but still had a great time.  Its awesome sitting on the peak by yourself.  What a view!

T-2:51 (15:40) 5250' vert (146 ave HR) (1:28 to peak couting stops) 

Microspikes Miles: 4.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 11.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 11.00
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PM: 3 miles cc skiing up green.  It was super icy and tough to not slide back down the hill.  Fun though.  Decided to run a bit (4 miles) too since the trail was packed down nicely.  Couldn't resist.

T-CC 42mins 3 miles 350' vert

T-run 37mins 4 miles 550' vert

 

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 4.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 7.00
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3 miles CC skiing.  Same route up green as Saturday.  Only I went just a bit further and quite a bit faster.  Technique improved and it was recently groomed so there was less ice.

3 miles- 40 mins- 400' vert - 131 ave hr

Ditched the skiis and went up the trail (nice and packed down by fat tire bikes) to the 2.75 mile road crossing.  Was able to get out of the gunk and have the air warm up a bit.  Headed back down past the trailhead and went to King park and checked out conditions on Green Face.  Not ideal.  Very icy and lumpy.  Went up half mile then called it good.

T-1:15 - 7.6 miles - 1500' vert - 150 ave hr

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 7.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 10.50
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12 final miles to finish out the year.  I was hoping that all trails would be as nice as Green Canyon was yesterday.  I was wrong.  I went on BST and up River Trail towards Bridger Overlook.  For much of it, it was a skating rink and I didn't bring my micro-spikes.  Bad choice.  I ended up flat on my back at one point.  I was tired today and the icy conditions made it even slower.  At least the air was decent on the bench and up the canyon.

T-1:57 (9:40) 1350' vert. (145 ave HR)

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 12.002013 Trail Miles Miles: 12.00
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Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 76.502013 Trail Miles Miles: 158.002013 Road Miles Miles: 43.50PI EMotion Trail N1 Miles: 8.00Launch Blue #1 Miles: 31.50Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 9.00PI Emotion Trail M2 Miles: 39.50Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 12.00MT1010SA Miles: 17.00Microspikes Miles: 29.50Altra Lone Peak Miles: 8.00Ghost 4 Miles: 9.00
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